Harper's Bazaar UK

One of the world's most influential fashion titles, Harper's Bazaar has always been famous for its ability to blend inspiring fashion with intelligent features.Harper's Bazaar is for the sophisticated, discerning woman, bringing her a perfect mix of stunning fashion stories, informed arts coverage, informative beauty pages and strong, intelligent features every month.

Harper’s Bazaar

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In the frame • Be the picture of elegance and let glittering details turn an outfit into a work of art

Centrepiece • These expertly crafted Celine heels complete this portrait of a lady

Off the wall • Steal the show at the art fair with provocative patterns and vivid shades

The cruise report • Shown in spectacular architectural settings, the cruise collections were a masterclass in the transportive power of fashion

Chanel • A modernist marvel provided the perfect backdrop for the maison’s bittersweet show

Louis Vuitton • Spain’s flamboyant second city was the latest stop on the brand’s globetrotting cruise tour

Dior • Dark romance and a fresh take on tartan marked Dior’s triumphant return to Scotland

Gucci • Sabato De Sarno’s first resort outing was a confident, cool-girl takeover of the capital

Max Mara • The age of exploration played a starring role in the brand’s sumptuous Venetian venture

Visionary spirits • Professional lessons from cultural figureheads: sage words from Mariët Westermann, the first female CEO of the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation, and Succession’s J Smith Cameron. Plus, the songs that energise the chef Clare Smyth; memoirs from leading women in politics; and tech to facilitate your daily routine

J SMITH CAMERON • The acclaimed actress reflects on the highs and lows of her decades-long career

IN FOCUS

BAZAAR BOOKSHELF • Learn from the lives of inspiring female politicians

THE POWER PLAYLIST • The chef Clare Smyth on the songs that inspire her working day

Frame of interest • Mariët Westermann made history when she was appointed the first female director and CEO of the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum and Foundation. She tells Marie-Claire Chappet why her role is all about the unifying power of culture

CREATIVE BOOST • Four leading women in the arts share the rituals that reinvigorate their working hours

A stitch in time • In her vibrant patchwork creations, the artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas tells the story of her Roma community. Plus: what to see at London’s top art fairs; and the Design Museum’s spooky Tim Burton spectacle

PIECE & LOVE • A new exhibition spotlights an artist who is weaving the Polish Roma community together

WINDOW SHOPPING

CLOSE UP • Yves Saint Laurent comes into focus in this intimate book of images

FOREVER MOREISH

GUIDING LIGHTS • Three art-world luminaries to seek out at this year’s PAD London

WORLDS APART

SING, O MUSE • In an abstract series, Maggi Hambling captures birdsong on canvas

FINDING HER VOICE • From stage to page, Harriet Walter pays tribute to Shakespeare’s women

COLOUR YOUR WORLD

COLLECTIVE MEMORIES • The deft, dazzling author Barbara Kingsolver’s debut non-fiction work reaches British shores

STREET PARTY

WEIRD & WONDERFUL • In an immersive new show, the Design Museum gives visitors a glimpse into the spellbinding world of Tim Burton

TREASURE TROVE • Our pick of the finest new paintings and historic jewels at the Lapada fair

HIDDEN GEM • Lugano’s co-founder is a dedicated advocate for artists, and a shining curatorial talent in her own right

CLOSER LOOK • A new book captures the career of the visionary Boo...